What is Couture?

Abbreviation for Haute Couture = high dress making.
Fashion clothing made by hand without the use of sewing machines, sergers, or overlockers.
Custom-fitted tailoring not necessarily made to sell; but as an art exhibition on the runway.

Paris Couture Fashion Week: Elie Saab F/W 14
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